Stories

Introducing our new farmland campaign!
Sierra Club BC and the National Farmers Union (NFU) are joining forces to protect B.C.’s farmland and ensure local, sustainable food is put on our tables.

BC not on track to meet milestones for old-growth, First Nations and forestry transition
Environmental organizations issue report card six months after publication of Old-Growth Panel Recommendations, give BC government failing grades.

Three-quarters of at-risk old-growth forests in BC still without logging deferrals
In the 18 months since the B.C. government promised to implement Old-Growth Strategic Review panel recommendations, only 24% of at-risk forests have been deferred from logging.

Learn to Draw: Mutualism – Ghost Pipes and Tube Worms
In this session, we'll be learning to draw ghost pipes and tube worms with scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi! Grab a pencil and join the fun!

Into the woods: An interview with coastal projects lead Mark Worthing
A conversation about what happens during a field assessment.

SCBC reacts to today’s IPCC report and what it means for BC
Sierra Club BC Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner Jens Wieting offers the following statement in response to today’s IPCC report and implications for BC.

SCBC reacts to BC government’s 2022 throne speech
Sierra Club BC Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner Jens Wieting offers the following statement in response to today’s speech from the throne.

Learn to Draw: Frogs
For this Learn to Draw art lesson with scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi, we’ll be focusing on a being who knows all about the power of transformation: frogs! Grab a pencil and join the fun!

A year in review: Look at what you helped make possible in 2021!
2021 was a year like no other. Find out all that you helped the Sierra Club BC community accomplish in the past months. We couldn't do this work without you!

Thirty days milestone shows B.C.’s old-growth intentions require immediate funding
Thousands of hectares of at-risk forests recommended for deferrals already logged, thousands more on the chopping blocks 30 days after government announcement

Environmental Groups Demand Apology From Premier Kenney for Defamatory Statements
Environmental groups including Sierra Club BC are demanding that premier Jason Kenney retract and apologize for continued defamatory remarks

Sierra Club BC reacts to the recent and ongoing RCMP violence in Wet’suwet’en territory
Sierra Club BC Climate Justice Campaigner Anjali Appadurai offers the following statement in response to the RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en Territory during a provincial state of emergency.

After disappointing Climate Summit, B.C. government should stop obstructing Indigenous-led climate solutions
We are calling for the B.C. government to take real action to mitigate the climate emergency that is causing widespread destruction and biodiversity loss.